Handle construction for fly swatters and the like



'April 13, 1937. A F SHAFTER 2,077,132

HANDLE CONSTRUCTION FORA FLY SWATTERS AND THE LIKE Patented Apr. 13,1937 UNITED STATES HANDLE CONSTRUCTION FOR FLY SWAT- TERS AND THE LIKEAdolph F. Shafter, Decatur, Ill., assigner to U. S.

Manufacturing Corporation, Decatur, Ill., a corporation of IllinoisApplication June 27, 1935, Serial No. 28,659

12 Claims.

This invention relates to improvement in handle construction for flyswatters and the like, and the principal object is the provision of aconstruction which is simple and easy to manufacture, attractive inappearance, strong in construction, and at the same time has therequisite resiliency or flexibility for proper use.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a handleconstruction which is formed of a. single piece of metal having one endlooped or turned around a gripping element and having the other endsplit and forked to provide means whereby it may be secured to a flyswatter or other implement.

Other objects includeimprovements in detail of construction whereby avery effective device of the character described isprovided.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and such other objects as mayhereinafter appear, this invention consists in the construction,combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and thensought to be dened in the appended claims, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing forming a part hereof and which sho-w, merely forthe purpose of illustrative disclosure, a preferred embodiment of myinvention, it being expressly understood, however, that various changesmay be made in practice within the scope of the claims withoutdigressing from my inventive idea.

In the drawing- Figure 1 represents a perspective view of one form ofdevice constructed to embody my invention.

Figure 2 is an elevation of the same device taken from the opposite sideof Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a vertical section taken substantially on line 3 3 of Figure2.

Figure 4 is an enlarged view taken in section through the grippingelement to show the manner of connecting the gripping element and thehandle.

Fig. 5 is a detailed view of a slight modication.

Referring now to the drawing, the handle mem ber is designated generallyby the reference character I and is formed to provide a gripping part 2and at the other end a securing part 3 whereby a ily swatter 4 or anyother implement or utensil may be connected or attached thereto.

This handle member I is preferably in the form of a flat piece ofmaterial, preferably of steel, with the securing part split as at 5 fora substantial distance from that end of the handle and with the splitparts 5' bent at an angle The gripping end of the handle is preferably vmade in the form of a loop I by'bending the metal at right angles at 8,9, Ill, II, I2 and I3. This forms lan open loop' substantiallyrectangular in shape and the free end I 4 of the handle member issecured to the handle member proper. In the form shown in the drawingthis connection is made by splitting the' free end of 'the metal at I5and bending the two prongs or fingers l around the handle member laslclearly shown in Figures 1,'2'and 4. It is to be` understood that Vthisis merely one method of connecting these parts together and that it maybe accomplished by spot welding, riveting or in other Ways as long as aclosed gripping loop is provided. v

It is to be understood that the gripping loop I may serve as a meanswhereby the implement or utensil is held by the user or operator, or agripping element l1 may be positioned within said loop l. This grippingelement may be provided with a groove I8 around the sides and endsthereof, which groove is adapted to receive the open loop metal grippingelement 'l and thereby hold the parts together with the grippingelement' I'I within the loop-l. This gripping element may be made of`any suitable material such as wood, composition and the flikeyand maybe provided with the opening I9 or the loop or staple 20 for hangingpurposes.

The handle is preferably made o-f flat metal as illustrated, but thismetal may be of other shapes.` It provides sufficient strength and alsothe requisite resiliency and elasticity for use with ily swatters,aswell as other implements and 4 prising an elongated metallic elementhaving o one end split and bent to form a pair of angularly disposedarms to form attaching means for the implement or utensil and having itsVother end bent and formed into an open loop.

2. A handle for implements and utensils comprising an elongated metallicelement having one end split and bent to form a pair of angularlydisposed arms to form attaching means for the implement or utensil andhaving its other end bent and formed into an open loop with a grippingelement held within and by said loop.

3. A handle for implements and utensils comprising an elongated metallicelement having one end split and bent to form a pair of angularlydisposed arms to form attaching means for the implement or utensil andhaving its other end bent and formed into an open loop with the end ofthe handle member secured to the ,handle member proper near the upperend of said loop.

4. A handle member for implements, utensils and the like comprising anelongated flat metal member having one end split so as to provide twoarms, said arms being bent at an angle to form a V shaped securing endfor the handle member, the other end of the handle member being bent toform an open rectangular loop with the eXtreme end thereof secured tothe handle member proper.

5. A handle member for implements, utensils and the like, comprising anelongated nat metal member having one end split so as to provide twoarms, said arms being bent at an angle to form a V shaped securing endfor the handle member, the other end of the handle member being bent toform an open rectangular loop with the extreme end thereof being formedwith a pair of bendable ngers which are bent around the handle memberproper to forma permanent connection.

6. A handle member for implements, utensils and the like, comprising anelongated flat metal member having one end split so as to provide twoarms, said arms being bent at an angle to 40 form a V shaped securingend for the handle member, the other end of the handle member being bentto form an open rectangular loop with the extreme end thereof beingsecured to the handle member proper and a gripping ele- 45 mentpositioned Within and secured to said open loop.

'7. A handle for implements and utensils, comprising an elongated, at,resilient metallic element having its upper end split for a substantial50 distance to provide two arms, said arms being bent at an angle toeach other to form a V- shaped securing portion, and said arms being aton both sides and thin.

8. A handle member for implements, utensils and the like, comprising anelongated at metal member having its upper end formed to provide asecuring end portion adapted to be connected to an implement or utensil,the other end of the handle member being bent to form an openrectangular loop with it's inner surface flat, and Y a gripping elementpositioned within and secured to said open loop with the rlat face ofthe open loop in engagement with the side faces of the gripping element.

9. A handle member for implements, utensils and the like, comprising, anelongated at metal member having, its upper end formed to provide asecuring end portion adapted to be connected to an implement or utensil,the other end of the handle member being bent to form an openrectangular loop with its inner surface at, the end of said open loopportion of the handle member being split to form two fingers which arebent around the body of the handle member to form said open loop, and agripping element positioned within and secured to said open Vloop withthe at face of the open loop in engagement with the side faces of thegripping element.

10. A handle member for implements and utensils comprising an elongatedmetal member having one end bent .to form an open loop, the extreme endof said loop being formed with bendable fingers which 'are bent aroundsaid metal member to form a connection therewith.

411..A handle member for implements and utensils comprising an elongatedmetal member having one end bent to form an open loop, the extreme endof said loop being secured to said metal member to form a connectiontherewith and a gripping element positioned within and secured to saidopen loop.

12. A handle member adapted for use with ily swatters, said handlemember being in the form of an elongated flat thin metal member havingits upperk end split to provide a pair of arms, said arms being bentaway from each other to form a substantially V-shaped securing end, saidarms being thin and both sides of said arms being flat so as not tosubstantially increase the total thickness of the lower end portion ofthe body of ai'ly swatter body adapted to be attached to said handlemember.

ADOLPH F. SHAFTER..

